Commission Regulation (EC) No 1918/98 of 9 September 1998 laying down detailed rules for the application in the beef and veal sector of Council Regulation (EC) No 1706/98 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 589/96
Date: 1998-09-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: ACP countries, CCT duties, beef, cattle, import licence, quantitative restriction

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1918/98

of 9 September 1998

laying down detailed rules for the application in the beef and veal sector of
Council Regulation (EC) No 1706/98 on the arrangements applicable to agricul-
tural products and goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products
originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States) and
repealing Regulation (EC) No 589/96

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1706/98 of
20 July 1998 on the arrangements applicable to agricul-
tural products and goods resulting from the processing of
agricultural products originating in the African, Carib-
bean and Pacific States (ACP States) and repealing Regula-
tion (EEC) No 715/90 (1), and in particular Article 30
thereof,

Whereas Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1706/
98 fix the concessions applying to imports of certain beef
and veal products originating in the ACP States;

Whereas
concessions must be laid down;

the detailed rules

for

implementing these

if necessary,

Whereas the scheme in question should be managed
using import licences; whereas to this end rules should be
set on the submission of applications and the information
to be given on applications and licences, by way of
derogation,
from certain provisions of
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 of 16
November 1988 laying down common detailed rules for
application of the system of import and export licences
and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products (2),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1044/98 (3), and of
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 of 26 June
1995 on rules of application for import and export
licences in the beef and veal sector and repealing Regula-
tion (EEC) No 2377/80 (4), as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 759/98 (5);

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/96 of 2
April 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application
in the beef and veal sector of Council Regulation (EEC)
No 715/90 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural
products and certain goods resulting from the processing
of agricultural products originating in the African, Carib-
bean and Pacific States or in the overseas countries and

(1) OJ L 215, 1. 8. 1998, p. 12.
(2) OJ L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 149, 20. 5. 1998, p. 11.
(4) OJ L 143, 27. 6. 1995, p. 35.
(5) OJ L 105, 4. 4. 1998, p. 7.

territories (6), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 260/
98 (7), should be repealed;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Beef and Veal,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Import

1.
licences shall be issued for the products
listed in the Annex to this Regulation originating in
Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and
Namibia under the conditions laid down in this Regula-
tion and within the limits of the quantities, expressed in
tonnes of boneless meat, fixed in Article 4(1) of Regula-
tion (EC) No 1706/98.

The annual quantities from the various countries referred
to above shall bear the following serial numbers: the
for
quota for Botswana: 09.4052;
for
Madagascar:
Zimbabwe: 09.4055 and for Namibia: 09.4056.

for Kenya: 09.4054;

Swaziland:

09.4051;

09.4053;

for

2.
For the purpose of calculating the quantities referred
to in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1706/98, 100
kilograms of boneless beef shall be equal to:

(cid:190) 130 kilograms of bone-in beef,
(cid:190) 260 kilograms of live bovine animals,
(cid:190) 100 kilograms of products falling within CN codes

0206, 0210 and 1602.

Article 2

1.
The specific amounts of customs duty fixed in the
common customs tariff shall be reduced by 92 % for
products referred to in the Annex and being imported
pursuant to the present Regulation.

2. Notwithstanding Article 8(4) of Regulation (EEC) No
3719/88, the reduction referred to in paragraph 1 shall
not apply on quantities exceeding those indicated in the
import licence.

(6) OJ L 84, 3. 4. 1996, p. 22.
(7) OJ L 25, 31. 1. 1998, p. 42.

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Article 3

Article 4

1. Applications for import licences and the licences for
products qualifying for a reduction of the specific rate of
customs duties fixed in the common customs tariff in
accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1706/98
shall contain:

(a) under the heading ‘notes' and in Section 20 respec-

tively, one of the following:

(cid:190) Producto ACP (cid:190) Reglamentos (CE) no 1706/98 y

(CE) no 1918/98

(cid:190) AVS-produkt (cid:190) forordninger (EF) nr. 1706/98 og

(EF) nr. 1918/98

(cid:190) AKP-Erzeugnis (cid:190) Verordnungen (EG) Nr. 1706/

98 und (EG) Nr. 1918/98

(cid:190) Pqo(cid:152)(cid:149)m AJE (cid:190) Jamomislo(cid:148) (EJ) aqih. 1706/98 jai

(EJ) aqih. 1918/98

(cid:190) ACP product (cid:190) Regulations (EC) No 1706/98 and

(EC) No 1918/98

(cid:190) Produit ACP (cid:190) r(cid:138)glements (CE) no 1706/98 et

(CE) no 1918/98

(cid:190) Prodotto ACP (cid:190) regolamenti (CE) n. 1706/98 e

(CE) n. 1918/98

(cid:190) ACS-product (cid:190) Verordeningen (EG) nr. 1706/98

en (EG) nr. 1918/98

(cid:190) Produto ACP (cid:190) Regulamentos (CE) nº 1706/98 e

(CE) nº 1918/98

(cid:190) AKT-tuote (cid:190) asetukset (EY) N:o 1706/98 ja (EY)

N:o 1918/98

(cid:190) AVS-produkt (cid:190) f(cid:148)rordningarna (EG) nr 1706/98

och (EG) nr 1918/98;

(b) in Section 8, the name of the State in which the
product originates; the licence shall carry with it an
obligation to import from the State in question;

(c)

in Section 17, in addition to the number of animals,
their live weight.

2. Applications for licences may be lodged only during
the first 10 days of each month.

3. Member States shall send the applications to the
Commission no later
than the second working day
following the end of the period for the submission of
applications.

Such communications shall include the quantities applied
for in respect of each third country concerned, broken
down by CN code or group of CN codes, as necessary.

1.
The Commission shall decide for each third country
concerned to what extent applications can be accepted. If
the quantities of products originating in a third country
for which licences are requested exceed the quantity
available for that country, the Commission shall reduce
the quantities requested by a fixed percentage.

If the total quantity requested in applications relating to a
given third country is lower than is available for that
country, the Commission shall calculate the remaining
balance.

Subject

2.
to the Commission’s decision to accept
applications, licences shall be issued on the 21st day of
each month.

Article 5

Importation under the arrangements for a reduction in
import duties provided for in this Regulation may take
place only if the origin of the products concerned is
certified by the competent authorities of the exporting
countries in accordance with the rules of origin applicable
to the products in question pursuant to Protocol 1 to the
Fourth ACP-EEC Convention signed at Lom(cid:130) on 15
December 1989.

Article 6

1. Regulations (EEC) No 3719/88 and (EC) No 1445/95
shall apply, subject to the provisions of this Regulation.

2.
The import licences issued in accordance with this
Regulation shall be valid for 90 days from their actual
date of issue within the meaning of Article 21(2) of Regu-
lation (EEC) No 3719/88. However, no licence shall be
valid beyond 31 December following the date of its issue.

3.
The
Community.

licences

shall

be

valid

throughout

the

Article 7

Regulation (EC) No 589/96 is hereby repealed.

Article 8

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
following its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Communities.

4. Where no valid applications have been lodged,
Member States shall so notify the Commission by telex or
fax within the deadline referred to in paragraph 3.

Articles 1 and 2 shall apply with effect from 1 January
1996.

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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.

Done at Brussels, 9 September 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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Products referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1706/98

ANNEX

C(cid:155)digo NC
KN-kode
KN-Code
Jydij(cid:149)r SO
CN code
Code NC
Codice NC
GN-code
C(cid:155)digo NC
CN-koodi
KN-nummer

0102 90 05
0102 90 21
0102 90 29
0102 90 41
0102 90 49
0102 90 51
0102 90 59
0102 90 61
0102 90 69
0102 90 71
0102 90 79
0201 10 00
0201 20 20
0201 20 30
0201 20 50
0201 20 90
0201 30 00
0202 10 00
0202 20 10
0202 20 30
0202 20 50
0202 20 90
0202 30 10
0202 30 50
0202 30 90
0206 10 95
0206 29 91
0210 20 10
0210 20 90
0210 90 41
0210 90 90
1602 50 10
1602 90 61

NB: Los c(cid:155)digos NC, incluidas las notas a pie de p(cid:145)gina, se definen en el
Reglamento (CEE) no 2658/87 del Consejo, modificado (DO L 256 de
7.9.1987, p. 1).

NB: KN-koderne, herunder henvisninger til fodnoter, er fastsat i R(cid:134)dets
ændrede forordning (EØF) nr. 2658/87 (EFT L 256 af 7.9.1987, s. 1).
NB: Die KN-Codes sowie die Verweisungen und Fußnoten sind durch die
ge(cid:132)nderte Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 2658/87 des Rates bestimmt (ABl. L
256 vom 7.9.1987, S. 1).

NB: Oi jydijo(cid:148) tgr sumduasl(cid:146)mgr omolatokoc(cid:148)ar, sulpeqikalbamol(cid:146)mym
tym uposglei(cid:150)seym, jahoq(cid:148)fomtai stom tqopopoigl(cid:146)mo jamomisl(cid:149)
(EOJ) aqih. 2658/87 tou Sulbouk(cid:148)ou (EE L 256 tgr 7.9.1987, s. 1).
NB: The CN codes and the footnotes are defined in amended Council

Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1).

NB: Les codes NC ainsi que les renvois en bas de page sont d(cid:130)finis au
(CEE) no 2658/87 du Conseil, modifi(cid:130) (JO L 256 du

r(cid:138)glement
7.9.1987, p. 1).

NB: I codici NC e i relativi richiami in calce sono definiti dal regolamento
(CEE) n. 2658/87 del Consiglio modificato (GU L 256 del 7.9.1987,
pag. 1).

NB: GN-codes en voetnoten: zie de gewijzigde Verordening (EEG) nr.

2658/87 van de Raad (PB L 256 van 7.9.1987, blz. 1).

NB: Os c(cid:155)digos NC, incluindo as remiss(cid:210)es em p(cid:130)-de-p(cid:145)gina, s(cid:209)o definidos
no Regulamento (CEE) nº 2658/87 do Conselho, alterado (JO L 256
de 7.9.1987, p. 1).

HUOM.: Tuotekoodit ja niihin liittyv(cid:132)t alaviitteet m(cid:132)(cid:132)ritell(cid:132)(cid:132)n neuvoston

asetuksessa (ETY) N:o 2658/87 (EYVL L 256, 7.9.1987, s. 1).

Anm: KN-numren och fotnoterna definieras i r(cid:134)dets (cid:132)ndrade f(cid:148)rordning

(EEG) nr 2658/87 (EGT L 256, 7.9.1987, s. 1).